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Kremlin Seeks U.S.–Russia Nuclear Talks First, With U.K. and France to Join Later

The Kremlin pitches a one-year freeze on New START limits contingent on U.S. reciprocity.

The Titan Missile, shown from above during a tour of the 103-foot Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) site which was decommissioned in 1982, at the Titan Missile Museum in Sahuarita, Arizona, U.S., February 2, 2019. REUTERS/Nicole Neri/File Photo
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov walks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool/File Photo
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Overview

  • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said reductions must begin in a bilateral channel because New START is a two-party agreement.
  • He added that British and French arsenals should ultimately be included due to their role in European security and strategic stability.
  • Russia has proposed that both countries voluntarily keep New START’s deployed limits for one year after the treaty expires in 2026 if the United States does the same.
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the offer sounded “pretty good” and noted the decision rests with President Donald Trump.
  • New START caps each side at 1,550 deployed strategic warheads and 700 delivery systems, while Britain and France—never parties to the treaty—field much smaller forces of roughly 250 to 300 warheads each.